Letter to the Editor: Limit on vital tests is wrong

My oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic has been ordering PET Scans for me every four to five months. On Feb. 27, 2012, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. He told me that there is a 50 percent chance that the cancer will return in the liver or the stomach with a vengeance, and a PET scan is the most accurate diagnostic tool for determining early detection.

The doctor informed me that he will no longer be able to order a PET scan for me because Obamacare mandates that a patient have only three PET scans during their lifetime. He said the government wants to save money and this is one way they will be able to do it. He said he wished he didn't have to tell me this.

I need these PET Scans. Is the government not going to allow me the best medical care necessary to save my life?